Alexander Dawson Foundation FY2022 filing

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The mission of the Alexander Dawson Foundation is to establish, operate and maintain an educational organization that will provide students with the highest quality education, nurture future leaders, prepare young adults to excel in college and society, and develop the self-respect, self-discipline, and self-reliance of each student by stressing the value of hard work and personal responsibility and respect for authority.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7.2M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $234.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $306K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$54.9M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$54.6M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$39.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$250.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$54.6M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$37.0M
FY2021$50.5M
FY2022$54.6M
FY2023$42.1M
FY2024$49.5M
FY2025$53.4M
Expenses
$39.9M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$35.1M
FY2021$37.6M
FY2022$39.9M
FY2023$42.3M
FY2024$43.8M
FY2025$45.1M
Net assets
$250.4M
FY2022▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$225.9M
FY2021$262.1M
FY2022$250.4M
FY2023$266.1M
FY2024$289.9M
FY2025$313.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1960.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $29.8M Management & general 25% · $10.1M Fundraising 0% · $45K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990-T; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$376,812Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School
$256,151Pt VII · Sec A
$159,129Pt VII · Sec A
$151,314Pt VII · Sec A
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Vice Chair & Secretary
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee & General Counsel
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Chairman & Treasurer
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A

George Moore’s $445K as Head of School is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George Moore$444,535$422,749$399,011$376,812$400,500$380,800
Roxanne Stansbury$326,806$263,593$288,528$256,151$185,038$171,087
Carola Wittmann————$149,073$265,110
Andrew Bishop—$190,638$157,686———
Michelle Wolf$132,991$177,236$167,098$159,129$155,416$152,322
Natalie Keller—$171,553————
Brandon Wiley$158,374—————
Michelle Eckmann———$151,314——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides students with the highest quality academic instruction.

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3 programs · $29.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The alexander dawson school in boulder county, colorado, a $64 million facility built by the alexander dawson foundation in 1970, provides a rigorous, college preparatory educational program that challenges 522 students in kindergarten through grade 12 to achieve excellence in mind, body and CHARACTER.DURING the 2021-2022 school year…

$15.9Mprogram expense
02

The alexander dawson school at rainbow mountain in las vegas, nevada, a $44 million facility built by the alexander dawson foundation in 2000, provides a nurturing learning community for 619 students in pre-school through grade eight that challenges students to achieve excellence in mind, body and character.

$13.5Mprogram expense
03

The alexander dawson foundation supports dawson summer initiative (colorado), a summer program and a year-round mentoring program conducted on the school campus. The program provides enriching, intellectual opportunities for high-achieving public middle school students at no cost to the participants.

$352Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$306K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $20.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,163,312
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,643,821
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,004,056
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,523,804
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,858,736
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,532,731
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,649,965
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,431,377
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,803,218
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,766,930
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,630,588
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,392,985

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$54.6M
Fees for services$30.7M
Other income$16.1M
Investment income$6.2M
Money out
$39.9M
Programs$29.8M
Management$10.1M
Fundraising$45K
Owns and owes
$250.4M
net assets
Cash and savings$15.2M
Total assets$305.2M
Liabilities$54.9M
People
11
listed
Paid10
Voting board5
Independent0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$1.5M
Fees for services$30.7M
Investment income$6.2M
Other income$16.1M
Total revenue$54.6M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$15.2M
Total assets$305.2M
Liabilities$54.9M
Net assets$250.4M
Operations
Employees631
Volunteers100
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $53.4M$45.1M$8.4M$313.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $49.5M$43.8M$5.6M$289.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $42.1M$42.3M−$213K$266.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $54.6M$39.9M$14.7M$250.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $50.5M$37.6M$12.9M$262.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $37.0M$35.1M$1.9M$225.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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